27 May 2014
'Summer Shorts' offer access to art world
Visitors to this year’s Degree Show at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) inspired by the breath-taking array of creativity on display can take advantage of a range of short courses running at the institution over the summer. The ‘Summer Shorts’ have been devised for those who would like to try their hand at something new, expand existing skills or sample a discipline before committing to full-time study. The programme is also welcoming to people who wish to simply have fun and meet new people, with courses set at different experience levels where appropriate. Jeane...
26 May 2014
‘Putting the 4th J into Dundee: The rise and rise of the video games industry’
One of the leading figures in Dundee’s much-vaunted video games industry will deliver the next instalment of the Saturday Evening Lecture Series (SELS) at the University of Dundee. Chris van der Kuyl is a highly experienced entrepreneur whose expertise combines the start-up, development and market-listed business in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. His talk, entitled ‘Putting the 4th J into Dundee: The rise and rise of the video games industry’, takes place at the University’s Dalhousie Building on Saturday, 31st May and will see him discuss his own career, as well ...
26 May 2014
Devolution, terrorism and sustainability among the issues explored in new programmes
The University of Dundee is to offer a number of new, exciting interdisciplinary postgraduate programmes which will prepare graduates to tackle some of the major challenges facing the world at present. The issues of devolution, international security, terrorism and sustainability all sit at the heart of an ever-globalising society and the new postgraduate courses in these areas will provide graduates with the necessary skills and knowledge to make a real difference in their chosen career path. The MLitt Devolution and Global Governance will explore the lessons of Scotland's experience of devolution and t...
23 May 2014
The Scots and the Union: Then and Now – public lecture, 29th May
How did Scotland get to the position where issues of union with the rest of the UK are once again at the forefront of debate? And how does it compare to the time when that union was established 307 years ago? These questions will be explored at a public lecture in Dundee next week by Professor Christopher Whatley, one of Scotland’s leading historians and author of the acclaimed book `The Scots and The Union: Then and Now’. `The Scots and The Union’ has just been republished in a revised and extended version. When first published in 2007, to mark the tricentenary of the Union, it receive...
21 May 2014
‘Glow’ to help keep diabetic children safe at night
A device that protects diabetic children from the dangers of nocturnal ‘hypos’ by continually monitoring their blood sugar level is one of the exhibits at this year’s Degree Show at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD). Eilidh Price (22), originally from Glasgow, has had diabetes since she was a young child and has brought her experiences to bear on ‘Glow’, which she created in the final year of her Product Design degree programme at DJCAD. Over 2000 children are diagnosed with diabetes every year, affecting not only the child but the entire family. At nig...
